Offa Election: PDP denies Oluwole Jimoh
The Kwara state chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Afolabi Jimoh Olawole, who claimed to be a member of the party and councillorship candidate in the recently concluded local government rerun election in Offa, defected to Action Congress of Nigeria, now the All Progressive Congress (APC) two years ago.
Addressing journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State Capital the state secretary of the party, Yemi Afolayan, noted that the man who claimed to be a member of PDP and claimed not to have won the councillorship election, defected two years ago to Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and served as
an agent of Alliance for Progressive Change in the last rerun election in Offa.
The PDP on realizing his defection substituted his name as councillorship candidate with that of Kamarudeen Olaleken for Shawo south west, now wondering how he is now a member of the PDP.
Leaders of the party, displayed the documents and letters to the State Independent Commission, which served as a notification of change in name of the candidate.
They have also called on the public to disregard his claim of being a member of the party.
The briefing which was attended by Other PDP councillors,who expressed surprise at the action of Jimoh Olawole.
The party insisted that legal action will be taken against the alleged impostor, Afolabi Jimoh Olawole to serve as deterrent to others.